The Society of Super Secret Heroes by Phyllis Shalant

Author:Phyllis Shalant
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Finch waited until the lights were out in his mother’s and sister’s rooms before he sneaked into the spare room where they kept the computer. He closed the door and switched the desk lamp on low. He even remembered to turn down the sound as the computer booted up. He was hoping to find information on the Internet about Thinking Capes. If his cape had survived all this time, there might be others, too. It would be especially great if he could find one owned by another kid. Then they could e-mail about questions or problems.

At first he Googled “Thinking Capes.” But he only found a site called Planet of the Capes, and one about women’s fashions in Victorian England. He tried “Magic Capes” next, but that brought up a lot of on-line costume shops. He was beginning to feel discouraged when he remembered the cape mentioning that it was from a town near Persia or Arabia, so he typed in “Persia,” “Arabia,” and “Magic Capes.” Up came Magic Carpet Tours (but that was only a travel agency) and a lot of places that sold Oriental rugs.

Enough! He was about to shut down the computer when his eye fell on a line at the bottom of the screen: Tales from the Arabian Nights ... tales of magic and mystery. He clicked on it.

A book called Tales from the Arabian Nights appeared on the screen. The cover had a genie with muscles like the Incredible Hulk rising up from a thing that looked like a golden pitcher. Finch knew from the animated movie he’d seen that it was supposed to be Aladdin’s lamp. But this seemed quite realistic, not like the cartoon kind. The line Search inside this book appeared on the screen. Finch clicked.

The first page was an introduction. It said the tales in the book first began appearing over a thousand years ago in places like India, Persia, and Arabia. Finch felt a buzz of recognition. He looked at the table of contents. None of the titles had the words magic cape in them, but they did have other enchanted items, like keys of destiny and everlasting shoes. Maybe there would be clues about other magical capes in those stories. Tomorrow, he’d stop in the school library and see if he could find the book.

He got back to his room without waking anyone. The Thinking Cape was in a corner of his bed, exactly where he’d left it. “Hi, Cape,” he whispered.

The cape was silent.

Finch reached out and shook it. The cape still didn’t answer. Then he remembered about the spell.

“Quell, quell the speechless spell!” he chanted.

Hello, Master. How may I help you?

“Just saying good night,” Fin said with a yawn.

Master? I would sleep better if I could feel the night breeze. Would you mind opening the window before you go to sleep?

“Sure.” Finch pushed up the window. A soft breeze stirred the curtains. He lay down and fell into a deep, refreshing sleep.

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